Akari Therapeutics Releases CEO Corner Highlighting Strategic WhiteHawk Collaboration and the Expanding Opportunity for Dual-Payload ADC Innovation

Akari Therapeutics announced a strategic research collaboration with WhiteHawk Therapeutics to combine Akari's PH1 spliceosome-modulating payload with WhiteHawk's TOP1 inhibitor ADC platform for a novel dual-payload strategy. The company is advancing its lead candidate AKTX-101 toward Phase 1 clinical evaluation by mid-2027 and emphasizes that collaborations will play an increasingly important role in advancing next-generation ADC innovation.